Green Waste Management
Avoiding Green Waste Contamination
The Green Waste Management Challenge
Contamination of green waste with problem waste like Asbestos, chemicals and household waste can turn a valuable resource into an expensive problem.
The public health issues and costs associated with the treatment of contaminated green waste are threatening the viability of green waste for diversion.
The problem can get much bigger with several Australian councils being compelled to recall mulch due to contamination.
Green waste piles are often unsupervised with no or lower fees than general waste. Users often slip all sorts of waste into green waste piles to avoid fees and multiple offload points.
Green waste deposits need to be properly inspected, this provides an extra staffing burden that most sites cant manage.
The LBin System allows green waste to be properly inspected and managed at the same location as General Waste.
LBin Green Waste Management
Better management of public supplied green waste
The LBin System allows for Green waste to be managed at the same location as General Waste & Recyclables, at a lower operating cost, with real load inspection & material quality control.
Fire Special Risk:
Fires in Green Waste are a common problem, with numerous potential triggers, including Gas Bottles, Coals, Batteries, chemicals and others.
Fires at Waste transfer facilities are treated by Fire Services as “Special Hazards” due to their frequency, volatility, toxicity and demands of fire services resources.
Several papers have quantified the significance of the issues including Waste Fires in Australia: Cause for Concern? (awe.gov.au)
Core recommendations for mitigating fires include “thoroughly inspecting and controlling incoming refuse”, this does not happen in traditional Waste Transfer Operations.
The LBin System allows for the thorough inspection and sorting of incoming green & General waste to help identify and contain the fire risk.